Isn't it BUNNY when...you get to make new friends and share a joke (or two) over a beverage (or two)? Well, here's another chance to do just that before the summer ends: Illustration by Kevan Atteberry.
Kid Lit Drink Night!
Please help if you can!
We like to think of SCBWI as the kind of community made up of folks who help each other in and outside of our daily creative lives. This is one of those times we want to make you aware of a special member in need. As one of our favorite regional writers and past keynote... Continue Reading →
Weekend on the Water update
We are very excited about this year's Weekend on the Water Retreat, and apparently you are too! Day-use registration is now sold out. Full conference registration is open, and will remain open throughout the registration period. If you want to be on a waiting list for day-use registration, please 1. register for full conference 2. email... Continue Reading →
Sara’s summer continues
Sara Nickerson's on a roll! Her second middle-grade novel is out, and she's been reviewed (favorably!) in the New York Times. Now, after her return from the Los Angeles conference, she's making another appearance locally: WHEN: Thursday, August 13 at 7pm WHERE: Phinney Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N, Seattle WHY: THE SECRETS OF BLUEBERRIES, BROTHERS,... Continue Reading →
Great Critique update
Stay tuned for more details as we get them. (And tentatively think SEPTEMBER sometime...just sayin'!)
K is for Katherine!
Congratulations to Katherine Pryor, whose new picture book, ZORA'S ZUCCHINI, is going to be making the rounds this and month! With a title as delicious as that ubiquitous late-summer veggie, Katherine will be visiting both bookstores AND farmer's markets in the area. Come along and, remember: eat your veggies! This story follows Katherine's first book,... Continue Reading →
A classic how-to
Thanks to Dana Sullivan, who shared this amazing post about how a classic picture book got made: CLICK HERE! (If Dana were sitting here, he'd say, "You're freaking welcome!")
Weekend on the Water
It's coming! Time to get applying, and fast! Click here for all the details, in case you didn't get your email already! See you in November!
I am Dana, hear me ROAR!
Author Janet Lee Carey, whose atmospheric fantasy novels have carried us away for years into realms of imagination we never thought possible, started a blog in 2010, LIBRARY LIONS ROAR, which to raise awareness about the key role libraries and librarians play in sharing books and spreading the word with their audiences and their parents.... Continue Reading →
Scream for Stacey!
Please join Stacey Campbell, the prolific author of the Lakeview Novels, for the launch of the next installment, SCREAM! WHEN/WHERE: Next Tuesday, August 11 at the University Book Store, Bellevue, at 6pm! Besides the three previous Lakeview Novels (HUSH, WHISPER, SILENCE) Stacey is also the author of ARRGH!, a highly praised middle-grade pirate novel, as... Continue Reading →